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Sir William John Lord Stanley Lord Stanley 1440–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Lathom, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1495

Death Location: London, Greater London, England

Father: Lord I

Mother: Lady Stanley

Spouse(s): Lady Wever, Elisabeth Hopton

Children(s): Cecily Lancashire, Anne Stanley, Margery Stanley, Jane Stanley, John Stanley, Sir Stanley, Johanna Stanley

Sir William John Lord Stanley Lord Stanley was born in 1440 in Lathom, Lancashire, England, the child of Lord Thomas Stanley Knight Lord Lieutenant Of Stanley Koning Van Man Koning Van Man I And Lady Joan Goushill Baroness Stanley. Sir William John Lord Stanley Lord Stanley married Elisabeth Hopton, Lady Elizabeth Wever, and had children including Anne Stanley, Cecily Stanley Lady Of Ormskirk Lancashire, Jane Stanley, Johanna Stanley, John Melling Esq Stanley, Margery Stanley, Sir John Stanley. Sir William John Lord Stanley Lord Stanley passed away in 1495 in London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William John Lord Stanley Lord Stanley was born in 1440 in Lathom, Lancashire, England, the child of Lord Thomas Stanley Knight Lord Lieutenant Of Stanley Koning Van Man Koning Van Man I And Lady Joan Goushill Baroness Stanley.
  • Sir William John Lord Stanley Lord Stanley married Elisabeth Hopton, Lady Elizabeth Wever, and had children including Anne Stanley, Cecily Stanley Lady Of Ormskirk Lancashire, Jane Stanley, Johanna Stanley, John Melling Esq Stanley, Margery Stanley, Sir John Stanley.
  • Sir William John Lord Stanley Lord Stanley passed away in 1495 in London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Stanley's Ancestors

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Sir Stanley
1440–1495
Birth Place: Lathom, Lancashire, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Stanley Knight Lord Lieutenant of Stanley, Koning van Man Koning van Man I
1405–1459
Ormskirk, Knowsley,Lancashire, England
Lady (Joan Goushill Baroness) Stanley
1409–1459
Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (John II Stanley Constable of Carnarvon, Justice of Chester, 'Sovereign Lord of Isle of) Man'
1386–1437
Lathom, Lancashire, England
Lady (Isabel (Elizabeth)) Harrington
1387–1429
Aldingham, Lancashire, England
Sir (Thomas I De Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk, Earl of) Nottingham
1367–1399
Epworth, Isle Axholme, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth (Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk, Baroness of Fitz) Alan
1366–1425
Castle Arundel, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Stanley's Descendants

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Sir (William John Lord Stanley Lord) Stanley (1440–10 Feb 1495) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Wever (1450–17 Feb 1513) m. Elisabeth Hopton (1445–22 Jun 1498)
  1. 1. Cecily (Stanley Lady of Ormskirk,) Lancashire 1465–1515 m. Sir (Thomas Venables Knight, Baron of) Golborne 1469–1513
    1. 1. Sir (William Venables Baron of) Kinderton 1489–1541 m. Eleanor Cotton 1490–1517
      1. 1. Katherine Venables 1500–1557 m. Sir (John DePontington) Massey 1496–1551
        1. 1. Elizabeth Massey 1520– m. William (Leche) ** 1515–1552 m. Arthur (DE Gayton) Glegge –1566
        2. 2. Geoffrey Massey 1518–1558
        3. 3. William (De Pontington) Massey 1515–1579
        4. 4. William Massey 1530–1579
        5. 5. Alice (Eleanor) Massey 1522–
        6. 6. Cicely Massey 1524–
        7. 7. Anne Massey 1526–
      2. 2. Sir (Thomas Venables Knight, Baron of) Kinderton 1514–1580
      3. 3. Cecily Venables 1510–
      4. 4. Katherine Venables 1513–1557
    2. 2. Isabel (Venables of Kinderton,) Cheshire 1490–1523
    3. 3. Thomas Venables 1487–1513
  2. 2. Anne Stanley 1480–1566
  3. 3. Margery Stanley 1475–1492
  4. 4. Jane Stanley 1472–1530
  5. 5. John (Melling Esq) Stanley 1470–1526
  6. 6. Sir (John) Stanley 1475–1477
  7. 7. Johanna Stanley 1465–

Sir Stanley's Timeline

3 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Sir William John Lord Stanley Lord Stanley in Lathom, Lancashire, England
Lathom, Lancashire, England
1495
10 Feb 1495
Age 55
Death of Sir William John Lord Stanley Lord Stanley in Holt Castle, Denbighshire, Wales
Holt Castle, Denbighshire, Wales
1817
11 Jul 1817
Age 377
Sir William John Lord Stanley Lord Stanley was baptized in Warrington, Lancashire, England
Warrington, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Lathom, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1817
    Event Place: Warrington, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Warrington, Lancashire, England; Collection: ; BTs; Date Range: 1797 - 1818; Film Number: 1468986

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shropshire: Lydham, Edgton, Monk Hopton, Chelmarsh, Neenton, Billingsley - Parish Registers, Hereford Diocese
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Warrington, Lancashire, England; Collection: ; BTs; Date Range: 1797 - 1818; Film Number: 1468986

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1495
    Event Place: Holt Castle, Denbighshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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